Mineola, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today congratulated Diane Lorenzo, SWEX Supervisor I in the Nassau County Department of Social Services, who received the Spectrum Award from the American Heart Association (AHA) at their a...

Mineola, NY - Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that the Nassau County Departments of Social Services, Health, Youth Board and Minority Affairs will hold a Public Information Forum for advocates in the Latino Community on Thursday,...

Mineola, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that ensuring safe sleep for infants and toddlers is paramount in preventing deaths related to smothering. Recently in New York City, 3 more babies died within one week from...

Mineola, NY - County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that the Nassau Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) - administered by the Department of Social Services (DSS) and funded by New York State Department of Education - will begin July 5th and en...

Mineola, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that Lynne Campbell, Nassau County Department of Social Services (DSS) Coordinator of Volunteers has been named the Public Citizen of 2017 by the National Association of Soc...

Mineola, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and Northwell Health, in conjunction with Suffolk County, are assisting veterans in transitioning from the military to a life and career back here at home. A free workshop, “Barracks to Business: T...Read on...

Mineola, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano, along with Dr. John E. Imhof, Commissioner of the Nassau County Department of Social Services (DSS), and several DSS employees, planted pinwheels in front of the Theodore Roosevelt Executi...

The four defendants are accused of stealing approximately $72,000 in unauthorized benefitsMINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrests of four men who are accused of falsely collecting approximately $72,000 in sh...Read on...

Mineola, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that Commissioner John Imhof of the Nassau County Department of Social Services (DSS) has been elected by his 57 fellow commissioners as President of the New York Public Welfare Assoc...Read on...

Mineola, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that Children’s Protective Services (CPS), a division of the Nassau County Department of Social Services (DSS), in partnership with The Safe Center LI and LIU Post are raising public ...Read on...

Mineola, NY - Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that a Holiday Party for Children in Foster Care along with volunteers from the Nassau County Department of Social Services (DSS) will take place on Tuesday, December 27th from noon t...Read on...

Mineola, NY- On Thanksgiving Day, the Wantagh Fire Department took a newborn infant – named Baby Girl Hope - into its station for placement under New York State’s Abandonment Infant Protection Act, also known as the Safe Haven law. The law allows for a pa...Read on...

Mineola, NY - Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that the Nassau County Department of Social Services and Nassau County Family Court, in partnership with the Long Island Children’s Museum, will participate in a National Adoption Day...Read on...

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and Social Services Commissioner Dr. John Imhof presented Tina Mahoutchian with a citation as Employee of the Month for her 20 years of exemplary service in the Department of Social Services, on Tuesday, October 2...Read on...

Mineola, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that the Department of Social Services (DSS) will be hosting a Foster and Adoptive Recruitment Forum at the Long Island Children’s Museum, located at 11 Davis Avenue in Garden City, o...Read on...

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that since January of 2013, the County Department of Social Services (DSS) Office of Investigations has uncovered a total of $85.4 million in welfare fraud and abuse. Last year marked another succ...Read on...

Mineola, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that in preparation for the Private Sector Mega Job Fair - which will be held on Friday, October 28, 2016 at the Nassau Community College Gym - the County is providing free Job Prepar...Read on...

Mineola, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano met with an adoptive family on Monday, July 25 at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola, to recognize two workers from the Department of Social Services (DSS) Adoption ...Read on...

Mineola, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that the Department of Social Services (DSS) will be hosting a Foster and Adoptive Recruitment Forum at the Long Island Children’s Museum, located at 11 Davis Avenue in Garden City, o...Read on...

Mineola, NY - Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that for the sixth consecutive year, the Nassau County Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) - administered by the Nassau County Department of Social Services (DSS) and funded by New Yor...Read on...

Mineola, NY- Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that Dr. John E. Imhof, Commissioner of the Nassau County Department of Social Services, has been elected unanimously by his 57 fellow commissioners as 2nd Vice President of the New Y...Read on...

Mineola, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that Children’s Protective Services (CPS), a division of the Nassau County Department of Social Services (DSS), in partnership with the Department of Human Services, Office of Youth S...Read on...

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano (2nd from the left) presented a Citation to Farmingdale resident Renee Pearson of the Department of Social Services (DSS) for being named Employee of the Month. Miss Pearson’s supervisor Arlene Sceri and DSS Com...Read on...

Mineola, NY - Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced the 38th Annual Holiday Party for Children in Foster Care along with volunteers from the Nassau County Department of Social Services (DSS). The party will take place on Tuesday, De...Read on...

Mineola, NY - Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that the Lions Club of Nassau County and Bermuda are hosting the first “Holiday Polar Express” event to benefit children with special needs and children residing in shelters throughou...Read on...

MINEOLA, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano presented a Citation to Deborah De Stefano of Mineola for being chosen as Nassau County Department of Social Services’ (DSS) Employee of the Month. Joining the County Executive were Ms. De Stefano’s...Read on...

Mineola, NY - Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that the Department of Social Services and the Coordinated Agency for Spanish Americans (C.A.SA.) will once again partner with Kids Helping Kids by Kids Way Inc., to distribute new ...Read on...

Mineola, NY - Nassau County Executive Mangano and Social Services Commissioner Dr. John Imhof today announced that Nassau County Department of Social Services (DSS) was awarded an additional $136,500 from New York State Office of Children and Family Servi...Read on...

Mineola, NY - Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that the Nassau County Department of Social Services and Nassau County Family Court, in partnership with the Long Island Children’s Museum, will participate in National Adoption Day C...Read on...

Mineola, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano, The Safe Center LI and the Nassau County Domestic Violence Task Force will host a ceremony tomorrow, Tuesday, October 6th to honor and remember the victims of domestic and family violence. The dome...Read on...

Mineola, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that in preparation for the Private Sector Mega Job Fair which will be held on Friday, October 23, 2015 at Nassau Community College Gym, the County is providing free job preparation c...Read on...

Mineola, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that the County Department of Social Services (DSS) will be hosting its fifth Foster and Adoptive Recruitment Forum at the Long Island Children’s Museum located at 11 Davis Avenue i...Read on...

Mineola, NY - Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves announce the grand opening of a new community volunteer center operated by the Social Services Volunteers of Nassau County, Inc. - a not-for-profit organization ...Read on...

Mineola, NY - Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves will open a new community volunteer center operated by the Social Services Volunteers of Nassau County, Inc. - a not-for-profit organization that provides assist...Read on...

Mineola, NY - Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano congratulated the Children’s Services division, part of the Department of Social Services (DSS) for receiving an award from “What’s Great in Our State: A Celebration of Children’s Mental Health Aware...Read on...

Mineola, NY - In keeping with his major initiative to combat family and domestic violence, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano will deliver opening remarks at the Annual “Many Faces of Family Violence” symposium. This year marks the 5th Regional Co...Read on...

Mineola, NY - Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano is pleased to announce that Dr. John Imhof, Commissioner of the Nassau County Department of Social Services (DSS), has been elected unanimously by his 57 fellow commissioners as an officer of the New...Read on...

– Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that Children’s Protective Services (CPS), a division of the Nassau County Department of Social Services (DSS), in partnership with the Department of Human Services, Office of Youth Services, the...Read on...

With a Nor’easter approaching our area, a high wind watch in effect and frigid temperatures, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management has secured the following locations as Warming Centers, in the even...Read on...

With cold weather approaching, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that WARMBED, Nassau County’s Emergency Shelter Relief Program for homeless individuals and families during the winter months, will be activated Wednesday, November 2...Read on...

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announces the “Making a Warmth of Difference” Winter Apparel Program held by Kids Helping Kids by Kids Way Inc. will host their Annual Holiday Benefit Dinner Gala on Thursday, December 11th, 2014. This marks the ...Read on...

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and Freeport Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kishore Kuncham today announced that a groundbreaking vision testing program has begun in the Freeport Public School District to provide free state-of-the-art vision scre...Read on...

Mineola, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that the 7th Nassau County PrivateSector Job Fair, which will be held on October 7th at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale has already confirmed 200 employers and reso...

Mineola, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that in preparation for the Private Sector Mega Job Fair which will be held on Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, the County is providin...Read on...

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that as a result of its innovative approaches in assuring fair and equal reporting, investigation and substantiation for maltreatment of children regardless of their racial and ethnic backgrounds, ...Read on...

Mineola, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today joined First Lady Michelle Obama in committing to end veteran homelessness in Nassau County by the end of 2015. With today’s announcement of the Federal Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness, ...Read on...

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that the Nassau County Department of Social Services (DSS) will be hosting their second Foster and Adoptive Recruitment Forum at the Long Island Children’s Museum located at 11 Davis Avenue, Garden...Read on...

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that for the fourth consecutive year, the Nassau County Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) administered by the Nassau County Department of Social Services (DSS) and funded by New York State Departm...Read on...

Mineola, NY- Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that the New York State Office of Children and Family Services has awarded the Department of Social Services (DSS) an additional $9 million to assist low-income working families with c...Read on...

Mineola, NY - Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced the publication and release of the Nassau County Department of Social Services (DSS) comprehensive annual report highlighting the major programmatic initiatives implemented by the dep...Read on...

Mineola, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that Children’s Protective Services (CPS), a division of the Nassau County Department of Social Services (DSS), in partnership with Girl Scout Troop 3289, will decorate the steps of t...Read on...

Mineola, NY- In keeping with his major initiative to combat family and domestic violence, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano will host and provide a welcome address at the 4th Regional “Many Faces of Family Violence” Conference on Friday, April 11,...Read on...

Mineola, NY – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that the Nassau County Department of Social Services (DSS) will be hosting a Foster and Adoptive Recruitment Forum at the Long Island Children’s Museum located at 11 Davis Avenue, Gar...Read on...

Mineola, NY - Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano, Nassau County Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves and members of the Nassau County Legislature honored Department of Social Services (DSS) Volunteers for their many years of service to the neediest ch...Read on...

July 24, 2013Mineola, NY - As Nassau County continues to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced the availability of more than $200 million in Federal funds to rebuild damaged child care facilities. ...Read on...